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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened after John's actions during the Christmas Eve service in 1968?
(a) He was put into solitary confinement.
(b) His family wrote to him.
(c) He was beaten.
(d) A fellow soldier reminded him of how much God loved him.

2. How did John feel when his chance of action didn't come to fruition?
(a) He was relieved.
(b) It whetted his appetite for action.
(c) He was angry that they had to waste their time there.
(d) He was frustrated that they settled the situation peaceably.

3. Why were prisoners taken out of their cells?
(a) For interrogation.
(b) For meals.
(c) For exercise.
(d) They were never allowed out of the cells.

4. Where was the ship taken for repairs?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Nowhere -- it was underwater.
(c) Back to Meridian.
(d) Back to Pittsburgh.

5. How were the prisoners treated up to the end of 1969?
(a) With caution.
(b) With respect.
(c) With anger.
(d) Abominably.

6. How were the American prisoners treated after the three Americans were released and told their story?
(a) They were treated better.
(b) They were given less food.
(c) Their beatings increased.
(d) They were denied outdoor privileges.

7. What did the Vietnamese plan to do with John's release?
(a) Renege on their offer.
(b) Kill him right after release.
(c) Kill him right before release.
(d) Shame his father.

8. How did many of the prisoners communicate with their families?
(a) By telegraph.
(b) On the telephone.
(c) They wrote letters no-one else would read.
(d) Using codes.

9. What did John and his friends start up in Meridian, Mississippi?
(a) The Meridian Gospel Church.
(b) The Key Fess Yacht Club.
(c) An acting troupe.
(d) A band.

10. In late August, months after offering John an early release, what did the Vietnamese do?
(a) They offered him a release again.
(b) They made him write a letter to his father.
(c) They stopped feeding him.
(d) They beat him brutally.

11. What did Jack keep on file that only those closest to him knew about?
(a) Vietnamese maneuvers.
(b) Anti-American propaganda.
(c) Battle strategies.
(d) Anything relating to his son and the other war prisoners.

12. What did the guard draw in the dirt at Christmas?
(a) A swastika.
(b) A cross.
(c) His name.
(d) A manger.

13. What did Jake and Slew find difficult when they talked about war experiences to elementary students?
(a) It was difficult remembering all that happened.
(b) They had to mentally sort out the confidential information.
(c) They had too many traumatic memories.
(d) They had a hard time keeping their language clean.

14. How did John feel about the soldiers who tried to escape and participated in forms of resistance?
(a) He was angry at them because everyone was punished for their thoughtless actions.
(b) They were like lanterns leading the way with their honor, courage, and faith.
(c) He wished he had their bravery.
(d) He thought they were stupid.

15. What did Johnny Apple write?
(a) That John never went on a mission.
(b) That John had joined the enemy.
(c) That John was missing.
(d) That John was dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trouble did John get into in Spain?

2. Jack's mom told John after the war that she would hear Jack doing what in his study?

3. What did the soldiers do their first night in Camp Unity?

4. How did Jack respond to the opinions of those under his command?

5. How did Jack react to wartime situations that became personal?

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